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The data on species level is structured in four areas (see picture below):
1. At the top in light yellow, the species' name is shown together with, when applicable, its IUCN code (click on the code and you will be redirected to IUCN's webpage with detailed information about this threatened species) and, if you have ticked the species, a green tick to the right
2. In the rich yellow field you also have the species name and a scroll function up (left) or down (right) the sequence of the chosen checklist (click on Filter if you want to change the active checklist).
3. Below the yellow field, the taxonomic tree down to the chosen level is shown (click on any higher level to get a new selection of species groups).
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* Info - species info including a distribution map, a photo and, if applicable, subspecific information and taxonomic notes
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* Photo [# of] - all photos on the GT Network of this species and within brackets # of photos
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* Who X - list of GT members that have ticked the species and in which countries
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* Literature - in which book and on which plate is the taxon depicted (this is work-in-progress so not many references so far...)
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Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
  (Linnaeus, 1758)
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King Eider
Somateria spectabilis
  Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
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Taxonomy and Distribution

Taxa

 Common Eider Somateria mollissima (1169)
 
 
Monotypic Group: Common Eider (Eurasian): mollissima
 mollissimaCoast of nw Eurasia, winters to coastal s France
 
Monotypic Group: Common Eider (Faeroe Is.): faeroeensis
 faeroeensisFaeroe Islands
 
Monotypic Group: Common Eider (Pacific): v-nigra
 v-nigraArctic coasts of ne Siberia to Alaska and s British Columbia
 
Monotypic Group: Common Eider (Atlantic): dresseri
 dresseriCoastal Labrador to Maine, winters to Long Island
 
Monotypic Group: Common Eider (Boreal): borealis
 borealisArctic coast of e Canada and Greenland, winters to Long Island
 
Monotypic Group: Common Eider (Hudson Bay): sedentaria
 sedentariaCoasts and islands of Hudson Bay to James Bay


References

  • Somateria mollissima: Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  • Somateria mollissima: Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2011. The Clements checklist of birds of the world
  • Somateria mollissima: Dyntaxa (2012) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at http://www.dyntaxa.se
  • Somateria mollissima: Gill, F & D Donsker (Eds). 2013. IOC World Bird Names (v 3.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 2013-02-04]
  • Somateria mollissima: Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2012. IOC World Bird List (v 3.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ [Accessed 2012-11-19]
  • Somateria mollissima: Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2012. IOC World Bird List (v 3.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  • Somateria mollissima: Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2012. IOC World Bird Names (v 2.11). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  • Svensson, L.: Birds of Europe; Princeton Field Guides, February 1, 2010; ISBN:0-691-14392-7